Arka Gdynia
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Morski Związkowy Klub Sportowy Arka Gdynia (ˈarka ˈɡdɨɲa) is a Polish professional football club, based in Gdynia
Gdynia
Gdynia is a city in the Pomeranian Voivodeship of Poland and an important seaport of Gdańsk Bay on the south coast of the Baltic Sea.Located in Kashubia in Eastern Pomerania, Gdynia is part of a conurbation with the spa town of Sopot, the city of Gdańsk and suburban communities, which together...

, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

, that plays in the Polish 1 Liga. The club was founded as Klub Sportowy Gdynia in 1929. Its activities were interrupted between 1939–1945 due to the German occupation of Poland. They are allied with Cracovia Krakow
Cracovia Kraków
Cracovia is a professional multisports club based in Kraków, Poland. Cracovia is the oldest Polish football club still in existence , and has continually participated in competition since its founding on 13 June 1906...


Achievements

  • Ekstraklasa (First division):
    • 7th place (1): 1978
  • Polish Cup
    Polish Cup
    The Polish Cup in football or officially Remes Puchar Polski, is an elimination tournament for Polish football clubs, held continuously from 1950, and is the second most important national title in Polish football after the Ekstraklasa title...

    :
    • Winner (1): 1979

League Participations

First Level: 1974-75, 1976-82, 2005-07, 2008-2011

Second Level: 1961-62 (2 seasons), 1964-68, 1969-74, 1975-76, 1982-84, 1985-87, 1988-89, 1992-95, 2001-05, 2007-08, 2011-

Third Level: 1954-60 (7 seasons), 1962-64, 1968-69, 1984-85, 1987-88, 1989-92, 1995-01

Fourth Level: 1953

Current squad

Notable former players

Janusz Kupcewicz
Janusz Kupcewicz
Janusz Bogdan Kupcewicz is a retired Polish football player.He played for clubs such as Stomil Olsztyn, Arka Gdynia, Lech Poznań, AS Saint-Etienne, Larissa, Lechia Gdańsk and Adanaspor...

 Andrzej Szarmach
Andrzej Szarmach
Andrzej Szarmach is a former Polish football player.He played in the Polish national team during its "golden age" in the 1970s...

 Adam Musiał Bartosz Ława
Bartosz Ława
Bartosz Ława is a Polish footballer who plays for Pogoń Szczecin. His position on the pitch is midfielder.- External links :*...

 Grzegorz Niciński Dariusz Zuraw
Dariusz Zuraw
Dariusz Żuraw is a Polish professional footballer who plays for Arka Gdynia in the Polish Ekstraklasa.-Club career:...

 Andrzej Dybicz
Andrzej Dybicz
Andrzej Dybicz born in 1952 Poland is a former professional football player. He won the Polish football cup in year 1979 with Arka Gdynia.He played 234 matches with Arka Gdynia and is one of the most notable players in Arka Gdynia.-References:...


Arka in Europe

Season Competition Round Club Score
1979/80
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1979-80
The season 1979-80 of the European Cup Winners' Cup was won on penalties by Valencia CF in a goalless final against Arsenal FC. It was the only Cup Winners' Cup to be decided in this way , and was Valencia's third European title after two Fairs Cup victories.- Preliminary round :- First round...

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup was a football club competition contested annually by the most recent winners of all European domestic cup competitions. The cup is one of the many inter-European club competitions that have been organised by UEFA. The first competition was held in the 1960–61 season—but...

1R Beroe Stara Zagora
PFC Beroe Stara Zagora
PFC Beroe Stara Zagora or simply Beroe is a Bulgarian football club from Stara Zagora, that currently plays in the country's top division, the A PFG....

3–2, 0–2

See also

  • Football in Poland
    Football in Poland
    Football is the most popular sport in Poland. Over 400,000 Poles play football regularly, with millions more playing occasionally. The first professional clubs were founded in the early 1900s, and the Polish national football team played its first international match in 1921.There are hundreds of...

  • List of football teams
  • Champions' Cup/League
    UEFA Champions League
    The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...

  • UEFA Cup
    UEFA Cup
    The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...


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